1. Department of Public Health, Environmental Health
Swati Bhatt, Manager
Specialized Surveillance and Enforcement
Department of Public Health

2. STATE’S REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
Year
Regulation
Description
2015
Medical Cannabis Regulation
and Safety Act (MCRSA)
Licensing and regulatory framework for medical
cannabis activities
2016
Proposition 64, the Adult Use
of Marijuana Act (AUMA)
State licensing system for nonmedical commercial
2017
Medicinal and Adult-Use
Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA)
Consolidated MCRSA and AUMA to create one
licensing structure within a single regulatory framework governing both commercial medicinal and adult-use cannabis activities, with some limited exceptions
Emergency Regulations for
both medicinal and adult-use commercial cannabis businesses.
California Dept. of Food and Agriculture - Cultivation
California Dept. of Public Health - Manufacturing Bureau of Cannabis Control – Distribution, Retail, Testing, Microbusiness
July 13,
2018
Proposed Permanent
Regulations for both medicinal and adult-use commercial cannabis businesses
Similar to the emergency regulations, but contain
some changes and clarifications to all three regulatory agencies (CDFA, CDPH, BCC) 1

3. COMMERCIAL CANNABIS ACTIVITIES
Cannabis Facility
Type
General Activities
Cultivation
Grow, trim, dry, cure, grade, package and label of cannabis including live plants and seeds
Manufacturing
Extraction, infusion, packaging and labeling of cannabis and cannabis products
Distribution
Storage services, package, re-package, label, re-label cannabis including pre- rolls; transport between permitted cannabis businesses; arrange for laboratory testing; conduct quality assurance
Retail
Sell cannabis including live plants and seeds, and cannabis products to customers; deliver products to customers

4. HEALTH AND SAFETY CONCERNS…
General sanitation/vermin proofed
Potable water supply protection/approved water source
Products safety
approved source, storage, quality testing, packaging, labeling, THC concentration, etc.
Employee health, hygiene and knowledge
Cannabis product recalls

5. CONCERNS ASSOCIATED WITH EACH FACILITY TYPE
Cannabis Facility
Type
Concerns
Cultivation
General sanitation, odor management, waste management, cross connection
prevention of potable water supply
Manufacturing
Products and ingredients are from an approved source, extraction methods are approved by the Local Fire Department
Distribution
Storage requirements, batch sampling conducted by a California Certified
Laboratory, Certificate of Analysis (COA), product labeling requirements
Retail
Only pre-packaged are available for sale, product labeling requirements, products are from an approved source, resale of contaminated/adulterated/returned items

6. CANNABIS CULTIVATION FACILITY5

7. CANNABIS MANUFACTURING FACILITY

8. CANNABIS RETAIL FACILITY

9. UNAPPROVED
METHOD/EDIBLES/LABELING

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16. Cannabis Compliance and Enforcement Program Phone: 626-430-5635
COUNTY INFORMATION
Cannabis Compliance and Enforcement Program Phone:
Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) Website: 15